Safety attachment for pockets



C. J. POKORA SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR POCKETS Dec. 11, 1934.

F iled Nov. 6, 1935 Patented Dec. 11, 1934 1,9833% oFsici? units!)- at arr as ears 1,983,991- 7 SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR POCKETS Charles J. Pokora, Milwaukee, Wis. Application November. 6, 1933,:Serial No. 696,821 Claims. (01. 2 -25o) This invention pertains to a safetyattachment Figure '7 is adetailed section, taken on the line for'p'ockets, and more particularly for garment 7--7 of Figure 1, further illustrating attachment pockets utilized for watches; wallets, and other of the invention to a pocket, and articles; Figure 8-isa similar view illustrating the 00116 5 The invention has primarily for its object to pletion of attachment.

provide an exceedingly simple and inexpensive Referring now more particularly to the accomd'evic'e, which can bequicklyand easily attached panying drawing, the numeral 1 designates the to any garment pocket to prevent either accigarment, which, in the present instances, comdental or undesiredremoval of its contents; prisesa pair of trousers provided with a con-- 10 Incidental to the foregoing, a more specific ventional' watch pocket 2 adjacent the usual 10 object resides in the provision of an attachment waistband'B-Of the trousers. In accordance with for resiliently restricting the pocket opening, established'pract'ise, the outer fabric of the garwhereby articles may be readily inserted orrement is provided with a stitched opening a, with moved when desired, and yet retained against which the pocket 2 communicates, the pocket accidental or undesired removal. comprising inner and outer walls 5 and- 6, respec-- lo A still further object'resides-in'the novel mantively, formed from blanks of fabric stitched ner ofattaching the device to a pocket, whereby together along their marginal edges. sewing and unsightly mutilation of the fabric As stated in the objects, the present invention or garment is eliminated. is directed'to-an attachment for resiliently re- Lastly, it is an object to provide novel means stricting the openingr of the pocket 2', and, while 20 for inserting the resilient or elastic member this may be accomplished in various ways, an through the fabric; and subsequently locking exceedingly simplestructure has been illustrated, the same against accidental displacement. in which a conventional button 7 is utilized, and With theabove and-other objects-in view, which has secured thereto in any suitable manner an will appear as the description proceeds, the in elastic orresilient' band 8, which in the present 5 vention resides in the novel construction, cominstancejis looped through the usual openings in binati'on and arrangement of parts, substantially the-button? as hereinafter described and more particularly de- In attaching the invention, the resilient band fined by the appended claims, it being understood 8 is threaded through the outer fabric of a garthat such changes in the precise embodiment of ment and the walls of the pocket 2, as best illus- 30 the herein disclosed invention may be made as trated in Figure 7, and, as shown in Figure 1, the come within the scope of the claims. device is attached to the pocket intermediate its In the accompanying drawing is illustrated side edges, to restrict the opening 4 to: the desired ne comple e example of the physical embodiment width for accommodating the article to be car- 0f the Present nvention constructed according ried in the pocket. To facilitate the attaching 35 to the best mode so far devised for the practical operation, and eliminate the necessity of sewing; application of the principles thereof. or mutilating the fabric of the garment and In the drawing:- pocket, an exceedingly simple and novel thread- Figure 1 i a f m n ry v i n f a a ing device is provided, which comprises a com- 40 ment with the present invention applied to th bination clasp and needle 9, formed from a piece 40 pocket contained therein. of wire, having its ends bent back upon itself to Figure 2 is a detail section taken on the line 2-2 provide spaced loops 10 and 11, respectively.

of Figure 1, illustrating the manner in which an Here it will be noted that the ends of the wire article is inserted or removed from the pocket. are bent transversely of the loops, thus eliminat- Figure 3 is a similar section, illustrating the ing points and sharp edges, which would natu- 45 manner in which the pocket is normally restricted rally catch in the fabric and obstruct the passage by the use of the present invention. of the clasp through the fabric.

F ur 4 is an elevation of one of the atta n After the clasp has been forced through the buttons to which the resilient connecting memfabric, a detachable button is threaded over the ber is secured. clasp, it being noted that the button 12 is pro 50 Figure 5 is an illustration of the detachable butided with an elongated opening 13 to permit ton for securing the attachment to the pocket. passage of the loops. The flexible band, which is F u 6 is a fragmentary detail s rati g the carried by the loop 11, is then drawn through the manner in which the resilient connecting membutton 12, after which the loop 11 is turned ber is threaded through the detachable button. toward the face of the button 12, and seated in 55 an elongated groove 14, which transversely intersects the opening 13. The loop 10 is then broken off, which operation is facilitated by an indenture or mutilation 15 provided in the clasp intermediate loops 10 and 11. Thus the loop 11 is securely retained against longitudinal movement in the groove or space, 14:, and serves to securely connect the resilient band 8 with the button 12.

In operation, when it is desired to insert an article into the pocket 2, such as a watch, as illustrated, it will be readily appreciated that the resilient band 8, which normally forms a restriction in the pocket, will yield, permitting the watch to pass the same, after which it draws the walls of the pocket together, as illustrated in Figure 3, and serves to prevent malicious or accidental removal of the watch, thus not only defeating pick-pockets but also prevent accidental displacement of the watch or article from the pocket, which frequently occurs when the wearer of the garment bends over, or unintentionally turns the garment upside down in removing the same.

From the foregoing explanation, considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be readily seen that an exceedingly simple and inexpensive device has been provided for quick and easy attachment to any pocket, without stitching or mutilating the same. I-Ieretofore various safety clasps have been provided, but practically all of these are expensive and require some form of connection to the article itself, which makes it awkward and inconvenient to insert or remove the article from a pocket, which is frequently required, particularly in changing garments.

It will be further appreciated that while the invention requires no manipulation in serving its function to restrict the opening of the pocket and retain the articles therein, the same can be easily removed for any desired purpose, although securely attached against accidental displacement.

While the drawing illustrates a wire needle (Figure 6) it is obvious that I may, Without departing from the spirit of the invention, substitute for the wire element a pressed element,

either in the form of metal or other rigid substance, for accomplishing the same result. Also in this connection I have minutely described the button element, which element may be varied in accordance with the claims.

I claim:-

1. In combination with a normally fiat pocket having yieldable front and rear walls secured together at their side and bottom edges, an elastic member passing transversely through the walls of the pocket to restrict its opening.

2. In combination with a normally fiat pocket having yieldable front and rear walls secured together at their side and bottom edges, an elastic member passing transversely through the walls of the pocket to restrict its opening, and means for detachably securing said member to the pocket.

3. In combination with a normally fiat pocket having yieldable front and rear walls secured together at their side and bottom edges, a button, an elastic member passing transversely through the walls of the pocket and having one end secured to said button, and a second button detachably secured to the opposite end of said elastic member for securing the same to the pocket.

4. In combination with a pocket, an elastic member passing transversely through the walls of the pocket to restrict its opening, a button for anchoring one end of said band, a second button for attachment to the opposite end of said band, and means for threading said resilient member through the walls of the pocket and detachably securing the same to said second button.

5. In combination with a pocket, an elastic member passing transversely through the walls of the pocket to restrict its opening, a button for anchoring one end of said band, a threading member comprising a wire having its ends bent back upon itself to form spaced loops and being mutilated intermediate its bent ends to permit severing said loops, one of said loops receiving said resilient member, and a second button provided with an elongated opening and a transverse groove intersecting said opening for reception of the loop which carries said band.

CHARLES J. POKORA. 

